The European Union wants to rapidly expand training of the Libyan coastguard to stem migrant flows to Italy and reduce deaths at sea, an EU naval mission said, signalling a renewed push to support a force struggling to patrol its own coasts.

A 22-year-old Eritrean man died of tuberculosis exacerbated by severe malnutrition after being rescued at sea and brought to Italy, showing how dire conditions are in Libya for migrants, aid workers said.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has seized R400 million worth of illicit goods, including drugs and currency, in South Africa and on its borders and points of entry since the beginning of 2018.